motivation | | |
n. (tops) | 1. motivation, motive, need | the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior.; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives" |
| ~ psychological feature | a feature of the mental life of a living organism. |
| ~ life | a motive for living.; "pottery was his life" |
| ~ rational motive | a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument. |
| ~ irrational motive | a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic. |
| ~ impulse, urge | an instinctive motive.; "profound religious impulses" |
| ~ ethical motive, ethics, morals, morality | motivation based on ideas of right and wrong. |
| ~ mental energy, psychic energy | an actuating force or factor. |
n. (state) | 2. motivation | the condition of being motivated.; "his motivation was at a high level" |
| ~ condition, status | a state at a particular time.; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" |
n. (act) | 3. motivating, motivation | the act of motivating; providing incentive. |
| ~ human action, human activity, act, deed | something that people do or cause to happen. |
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